Blow molded airbag with fabric reinforcements
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1. A one-piece plastic airbag for use in a motor vehicle occupant restraint system comprising a continuous wall made from a blow molded plastic material and at least one reinforcement insert encapsulated on a preselected area of an exterior surface of said wall, said insert providing supplemental support at said preselected area during inflation of said airbag.
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Abstract
An improved thermoplastic airbag for application in motor vehicle occupant restraint systems is disclosed. The blow molded thermoplastic airbag includes at least one reinforcement insert encapsulated at a preselected area on the exterior surface of the airbag. The reinforcement insert providing supplemental support during inflation of the airbag.
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- 1. A one-piece plastic airbag for use in a motor vehicle occupant restraint system comprising a continuous wall made from a blow molded plastic material and at least one reinforcement insert encapsulated on a preselected area of an exterior surface of said wall, said insert providing supplemental support at said preselected area during inflation of said airbag.
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11. A plastic airbag apparatus for use in motor vehicle occupant restraint systems comprising:
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a hollow one-piece airbag having a continuous wall fabricated from a blow molded plastic material; and a first reinforcement insert means for providing supplemental support to said airbag at a preselected area thereof, said first insert means encapsulated on an exterior surface of said airbag during blow mold fabrication of said airbag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An inflating type occupant restraint apparatus for a vehicle having an impact sensing device and a gas pressure generating source for actuating said apparatus in response to a signal generated from said sensing device, comprising:
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an inflatable airbag in communication with said gas generating source so as to be inflated upon actuation thereof; a support means for mounting said airbag within a passenger carrying compartment of said vehicle; and a cover means for encasing said airbag in a generally deflated position prior to inflation thereof; the improvement wherein said airbag comprises a hollow, one-piece pressurizable vessel comprising a continuous wall surface fabricated from a thermoplastic material, said airbag comprising at least one reinforcement insert encapsulated on an exterior of said surface for providing supplemental structural support to said airbag at preselected areas thereof. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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